Take Me Away Poem by Shilesha Johnson

Sometimes I wish God would take me away
That way I could no longer feel the pain
No one would notice
I’m never the center or even the end
Of anyone’s focus
No one would even care
Wouldn’t make a difference
If I wasn’t here
To everyone it’s all the same
So my non-existence wouldn’t bring on a change
Everyone would go about their business
As if nothing ever took place
So God why have you yet to take me away?
It wouldn’t matter
It wouldn’t even be a factor
Please as I lay me down to sleep
I can’t do it
So God please do it for me
And let my father know that he was the greatest
And that for him I always tried to be my bravest
Let him know that he was the best
And that without him in my life
I would have never made it through the rest
Let him know that for all the hard times I gave
That I am sorry
Even while I misbehave
Let him know that I left the luckiest daughter in the world
To have such an incredible dad as such an unworthy girl
I don’t know why I’m here
And if you called me home
No one would care
So why not?
Why not just let my heart stop?